Childhood Brain Tumor Risk Factors

Anything that increases your child’s chance of getting a brain tumor is a risk factor. While no definite risk factors have been found for childhood brain tumors, some things may put your child at increased risk, including:

Radiation exposure, particularly if your child was treated with radiation to the brain for leukemia. This late effect usually is seen between 10 to 15 years after treatment.

Rare inherited genetic conditions, including:

Tuberous sclerosis

Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2

Von Hippel-Lindau disease

Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Other diseases that run in certain families, including:

Turcot syndrome

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome

Gorlin syndrome (basal cell nevus syndrome)

If your child has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, we’re here to help. Call 1-877-632-6789 to make an appointment or request an appointment online.